Added 9 October 2026
anesthetic
/ˌænəsˈθɛtɪk/ adjective
adjective Definition from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA). Pronunciation from Wiktionary, via Kaikki.org. More about anesthetic at Wordnik → Where our words come from →
- Causing anesthesia; reducing pain sensitivity.
- Insensate: unable to feel, or unconscious.
noun
- A substance administered to reduce the perception of pain or to induce numbness for surgery and may render the recipient unconscious.
- ↑ “anaesthetic | anesthetic, adj. and n.”, in OED Online , Oxford: Oxford University Press, launched 2000.
- ↑ Douglas Harper (2001–2026), “anesthetic (adj.)”, in Online Etymology Dictionary.
Origin
From an- + esthetic, or Latinized form of Ancient Greek ἀναίσθητος (anaísthētos, “insensible”) + -ic, from ἀν- (an-, “un-”) + αἰσθητικός (aisthētikós, “perceptible”).
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